Summary Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are set to beam down to examine and maintain a communications relay station, when they vanish from the transporter room in a way inconsistent with normal transport! They have been whisked across planetary systems by…
Summary Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, Sherman’s Planet will become a colony of whoever can best develop it. To that end, the Federation intends to ship a large quantity of quadrotriticale to that planet, and Federation Undersecretary…
Summary Kirk takes Scotty to Argelius, a planet renowed for hospitality. Scotty is still recovering from serious injuries accounted to a female member of the crew, so McCoy is concerned he might harbor subconscious resentment toward women. But apparently not;…
Summary On an obscure planet, Kirk smells something that reminds him of the past. And then two crewman die, their ghastly pallor betraying the fact that every red blood cell in their bodies has been destroyed, the hemoglobin neatly removed.…
Summary Enterprise discovers the scientists on Gamma Hydra IV are all either dead or dying of old age, despite the fact that the oldest was around thirty! Matters get worse when the landing party begins to show signs of aging,…
Summary The Federation sends Kirk to negotiate for mining rights with Aka’ar, Te’er of the Ten Tribes of Capella IV. Capella IV has deposits of the rare mineral topaline, needed for life support systems. The Klingons need this mineral, too,…
Summary A large diplomatic conference will take place on Babel, to discuss the contentious issue of whether to admit Corridan to the Federation. Delegates are divided, and some of their motives are less than pure. Among these delegates is Sarek…
Summary Enterprise sends a shuttlecraft to retrieve Federation Commissioner Nancy Hedford, who suffers from Sakuro’s Disease, so that she may be treated. The craft is pulled off course and lands on a small planetoid, where the crew discover the systems…
Summary Mr. Norman is a new crewmember whom McCoy finds off putting. He acts like a Vulcan, which is odd in a human. There’s a good reason: Mr. Norman is not human. He is one of a collection of androids…
Summary Sulu, Scotty and Jackson explore Pyrus VII, and then Jackson calls the ship, “one to beam up”. He materializes dead, and a sepulchral voice threatens Kirk, saying his ship is cursed! Beaming down, Kirk discovers his men enslaved by…